New legislation filed looks to crackdown on large, local ivory market
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, SEPT. 10, 2019.....Sales of ivory and rhinoceros horn between Massachusetts residents, technically legal thanks to a gap in state law, will contribute to rapidly declining animal...
View ArticleFormer Patriots player Joe Andruzzi reminds crowd at 9/11 ceremony to 'Live...
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, SEPT. 11, 2019.....Former New England Patriots offensive guard Joe Andruzzi started the day like he does on this date every year: with a text to his three brothers, all New York...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Massachusetts remembers 9/11
Cities and towns all over the state held solemn ceremonies today to mark the 18th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on the country. Check out photos from ceremonies honoring those who lost their...
View ArticleTreasurer Goldberg files for Congressional campaign
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, SEPT. 16, 2019.....Democratic Treasurer Deborah Goldberg is seriously considering a run for Congress should incumbent U.S. Rep. Joseph Kennedy III decide to challenge U.S. Sen....
View ArticleNorfolk District Attorney endorses attorney general’s stand in opioid suit
Norfolk District Attorney Michael W. Morrissey, whose office has responded to 58 fatal overdoses so far this year, recently announced his support of Attorney General Maura Healey’s decision to keep...
View ArticleCannabis control board sets marijuana delivery and social consumption rules
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, SEPT. 24, 2019.....Home delivery of marijuana and the idea of establishments where adults could use marijuana together in a social setting cleared their final regulatory hurdles...
View ArticleMasschusetts distracted driving bill hung up over over privacy versus...
Sixteen civil rights organizations urged legislative leaders Tuesday to reject the House's approach to demographic data collection in a stalled distracted-driving bill.In a letter to House Speaker...
View ArticleVape ban could cause people to use dangerous products
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, SEPT. 25, 2019.....Now that all vaping products have been banned for four months, patients and consumers who don't want to smoke their marijuana will have to find alternatives --...
View ArticleVape lawsuit questions legaility of Gov. Baker's ban
QUINCY, SEPT. 30, 2019.....Three vape shops sued the Baker administration Sunday over the state's emergency four-month ban on sales of e-cigarette products, a ban that their lawyer said amounts to a...
View ArticleSTATE FIRE MARSHAL: Fire prevention week is Oct. 6-12
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View ArticleMarijuana law fallout stacking up in legislature
Gov. Baker, lawmakers taking "laissez-faire" approach to legalized pot business.
View ArticleBills expand zone where pot shops are banned
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, OCT. 1, 2019.....Marijuana businesses are already prohibited near schools and hopeful cannabis entrepreneurs turned out on Tuesday to oppose bills that would add houses of worship,...
View ArticleRhode Island has 22,000 driving violations meant for Mass. drivers
In a widening scandal that engulfed the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles and spread to New Hampshire, Rhode Island has notified Bay State transportation officials that it is preparing to send...
View ArticleState agency again extends review of compressor station project
WEYMOUTH — It will remain unclear for at least another month if a controversial natural gas compressor station proposed for Weymouth will advance after a state agency tasked with reviewing the project...
View Article49 states require or allow this for 1st-time drunken drivers. Massachusetts...
Nearly 15 years after the death of a Marshfield girl prompted an overhaul of the state's drunken-driving laws, the girl's grandfather says Massachusetts has fallen far behind.
View ArticleMarijuana test lab reports no backlog
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, OCT. 7, 2019.....One of the two laboratories licensed to test marijuana that will be sold in Massachusetts said it's turning around samples in a timely manner and is not...
View ArticleMother of murdered police officer backs death penalty
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, OCT. 8, 2019.....Sitting with grieving family members, two lawmakers renewed a push Tuesday to re-establish the death penalty in Massachusetts for a narrow set of offenders: people...
View ArticleMother of slain Weymouth officer backs death penalty push
Sitting with grieving family members, two lawmakers renewed a push Tuesday to re-establish the death penalty in Massachusetts for a narrow set of offenders: people convicted of murdering a law...
View ArticleMassDOT: Prepare for heavy Columbus Day traffic (and grab a free coffee)
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) on Wednesday advised Columbus Day travelers "to make informed decisions, utilize all the available technology tools including www.mass511.com,...
View ArticleGloucester senator says fishing rules don't match industry realities
STATE HOUSE, BOSTON, OCT. 10, 2019.....The federal government on Wednesday released data showing that cod stocks in the area remain overfished and are not on target to be rebuilt by 2024. NOAA...
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